10/09/2013
Welfare Factoids
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill
An Urban Institute report, "Ten Myth-Busting Facts About Welfare," provides these factoids about the U.S. welfare system...
- States are able to set their own rules about who gets welfare and how much, usually reflecting the state's culture and philosophy about government's role in helping the poor.
- Not everyone who is poor gets welfare. Cash assistance reaches less than one in three poor families nationally.
- The amount that the federal government gives states for welfare (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) has not changed since 1997.
- Since welfare began in 1997, the share of poor families receiving assistance has fallen in all states.
- Almost half of welfare cases include only children, with no financial assistance for adults.
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